IOA bogie ballast box wagon Profile and Models

IOA bogie ballast box wagon

3170 5992 043-7 at Crewe Basford Hall in May 2012. ©Dan Adkins

The IOA wagon is a type of high sided wagon designed to carry ballast and spoil. They were first put into use in 2009 and all carry the distinctive Network Rail engineers yellow colour scheme. They were given the unofficial fishkind name of "Mussel". IOA wagons have a maximum load capacity of 102 tonnes and typically travel in block trains of 10 wagons or more, delivering ballast to quarries.

(Information provided via Dapol)

Type of Vehicle

Box Wagons

Builder

Greenbrier Europe, Poland

Build Dates

2009

Total Built

120

Wheel Configuration

Axiom Rail TF25 Bogies

Operated By

Network Rail
UK Freight Operators

Main Duties

Transport Ballast

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

All in Service